Mrs. Marilyn Masterson loves Saturdays. She had already eaten the breakfast her husband cooked, drank coffee with him on their deck and told him what to pick up for dinner.

Before he left for the store, her husband gave her a kiss on the cheek and said he would be back soon.

“I love you,” she whispered as she watched him drive away in his car. The fifty-five-year-old wife, mother and grandmother then shifted her gaze to his parked patrol car. She took another sip of coffee and smiled.

“The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”

“Psalms 121:8, right?”

“Good girl, Rachel.”

“Wasn’t hard to remember, mom. It’s been the same Word all week.”

“Haven’t felt like changing it. When are you coming over?”

“In about an hour.”

“Okay, we’ll see you then. Give the boys a kiss.”

As soon as she was done talking to her daughter, the phone rang again.
Her Saturday smile disappeared.

“Okay, dear. You be careful. Isn’t that in Kole’s zone? Are you sure you don’t need your other car? Okay then, and hey, on your way back from this little situation, do you think you could pick up a couple more steaks? Rachel and the boys will be over. Love you too. See you later.”

She looked again for the redbirds, but they had left. She closed her eyes in silent prayer.

The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

One hour later, Rachel and the kids arrived. Two hours later, the boys were getting hungry. Three hours later, Marilyn was cooking grilled cheese sandwiches. Five hours later, the boys were lying on the living room floor watching cartoons while mother and daughter were drinking tea on the deck.

“Do you think we should call them, mom?”

“No I don’t, sweetie, we wouldn’t want to distract them.”

“Let’s call dispatch then.”

“Rachel, we can’t bother them either.”

“How about the scanner, mom?”

“Rachel, dear, I’ve been at this thirty-five years. God’s with them and He’s right here with us.”

“Okay, Mom. Hey, what’s the Word?”

“The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”

“Don’t you think we should change it?”

“Nope.”

Two hours after tea, the kids were napping while mother and daughter were watching a redecorating show on television.

“I like that color, don’t you, mom?”

Marilyn was just about to answer when she heard a car pull up in the driveway. The unfamiliar sound gave her a slight chill.

“Is that dad, mom?”

“Doesn’t sound like his car, sweetie.”

“I’m gonna look.”

Marilyn watched her daughter look out the living room window down to the driveway.

“I can’t tell, Mom. All I can see is the back end of a patrol car.”

Marilyn took a deep breath and began to fight back a tear.

“Hey, here comes dad, mom. He’s pulling in too. That’s Kole’s car down there. There both in the driveway. Let’s go see them.”

Rachel’s smile quickly swallowed the tear from her eye.

“No, sweetie, just wait here. They’ll be up in a minute.”

In a few moments the front door opened and in walked the two husbands. Rachel immediately jumped up and ran into Kole’s arms. Marilyn just looked up into the eyes of her man. She saw him smile and her heart skipped a beat. She then noticed the bandages on his arm and was going to speak, but she saw him shake his head.

“Nothing to worry about, honey, it’s just a scratch.”

“Well what happened that took all day,” Rachel asked?

When Marilyn saw the officers’ eyes meet in silent communication she knew they didn‘t need to talk about it then.

“Well, did you remember the steaks,” interrupted Marilyn as she stood up?

The opinions expressed by authors may not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com.Accept Jesus as Your Lord and Savior Right Now - CLICK HEREJOIN US at FaithWriters for Free. Grow as a Writer and Spread the Gospel.

My hubby wanted to be a policeman before we went into the ministry. He's been talking about it jokingly ever since we came home on home assignment from Africa. He'd make a great cop. I'm not sure I'D make a great Police Wife! Yikes! Such mature, seasoned love shown by the mom. Good story.

Family friendly, suspenseful, and very good dialogue! The best part of the story was the Police Wife's Name! Her name gave this story that certain touch of class that it needed. All kidding aside, Super read, brilliant write...and with the main Character's name "Marilyn" - you can't go wrong! Kudos!

Excellent! I didn't even realize I was holding my breath until both husbands walked in the door safe. Whew! One misplaced question mark - but didn't detract from your wonderful story at all. Loved the wife's reliance on God to keep them safe. Why was I worried? :)

Only you would know how a wife of a police officer would feel. I bet your wife loved this one. Thanks for letting us in and sharing the emotion, and the strength that the Lord can give us during times of trial. This was fantastic!

Wonderful story! Excellent dialogue,smooth story flow. The only thing I wondered was why his wife didn't receive at least a phone call at some point during the day but I realize that would have taken away from the trust and Word theme. Nice work.

Oooh! Now I can breathe again. I didn't realize it until the end of the story, but your writing had me actually holding my breath, scared right along with your police-wife characters. Man, you sure do write good! Congratulations on your Editor's Choice win, SirWilliam.

William - as usual, I LOVE this! Your characterization is wonderful, your description perfect, and the way you messed with my emotions SHAMEFUL ;)
A well-deserved placing - I too was holding my breath without realizing it! Masterful in every way!